If the Kerry campaign was focused...

[tw]

Originally Posted by lookout123

If they were focused on winning they would pay more attention to what is going on today than what happened 35 years ago. If Kerry had gone into the DNC talking about Iran and Korea, he would have gotten the bounce he hoped for.

That Kerry has run a poor campaign - we agree. At this point, Kerry should have some message. Clinton discovered and then promoted a message later summarized as "Its the economy stupid".

Kerry has so many obvious points to pick on. Up front, he should be asking why we make no effort to get bin Laden. Why George Jr opposed world trade (which is actually not popular among right and left wing Americans). The perversion of science - especially stem cell research. That is has become so unfriendly to be an American overseas. Record budget deficits (unfortunatley Cheney is right - Americans don't care about massive debts until they jobs are lost ten years later). The destruction of Hubble and a pathetic, stupid Man on Mars program.

These are not easy things to promote in sound bytes. But Kerry does not have a sound byte to rally his people. Neither did Gore. It means a low voter turnout except among right wing extremists who are so good at getting their people to vote.

[iamthewalrus109]

I agree about the 2000 election and Bush's confidence. But as we know 9/11 is what made this man, period, it was the cornerstone of the entire Republican convention and furthermore is what is what has kept him alive from the voting debacle of 2000 and his inability at domestic governance. Do I agree with Michael Moore, or a litany of conspiracy theorists that this disaster was encouraged, I'm not sure, there really isn't enough data, nor a smoking gun, but I think it's important, especially now with the spectre of 9/11 and the "terror threat" to make sure he doesn't get a big win. I think this would just embolden the man even more, he truly would think of it as a mandate from God, and if not believe it than pose it that way to his loyal legion of bible thumpers and zealots. This is it I'm afraid, is the best we can hope for: a slight win by GWB in 2004 to dampen his swagger.

-Walrus